Christmas 2013 then 2012

Christmas 2013 then 2012

This is a picture of me 8 months pregnant. My beautiful daughter Emma is kissing Iris who is in my belly. This was before I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I had a hard pregnancy, chronic pain from gallbladder surgery. This chronic pain is what they think triggered Fibromyalgia. I have had it for about a year and a half now and things do not get better. Like I said in my last post, I don't know why I get flare ups. I journal about it trying to see if there is some sort of cycle or event that triggers it. I haven't been able to figure it out yet. I am not sure that there is anything to figure out. Yesterday my pain was at a 7. This is the highest it has been for a while. I had to go to a BBQ also and I was in agony! Today I felt better, only so tired I was in and out of sleep for 2 hours this morning before my daughter took a nap. I couldn't wait to flop on the bed and take a nice rest! Tonight I have felt better so hopefully that will stay for tomorrow. Off to bed so I can get a good night sleep.

Fibromyalgia

Oh the sweet pain of fibromyalgia. I was diagnosed Sept 2011. It has almost been a year now and I have had my ups and downs. I seem to be finding out that I get flair ups. I don't know why or when I am going to get one. This is a very confusing disease to have. I have a hard time making plans because I don't know how I am going to feel. Today is one of the best days I have had in a while. I keep a chart of my pain and it goes up and down, up and down. I haven't figured out if food effects it, vitamins, all the psych and pain meds I am on help at all. I feel like sometimes I should go off all the pills and stick with a simple pain killer when I need it. I am on Cymbalta which does help my depression quite a bit, not sure if it helps the fibro. I makes me sweat like a pig, one horrible side effect it has for me. I am still new to this disease and I feel like it will take time to figure out what works and what does not.